ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grayson County, Texas

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.4 min → 25.8 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 12.6%▲ 4.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 72.5%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±1.4 pp
Carpool11.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.6% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 67,408 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate143,337± — MOE
Workers age 16+67,408± 1,075 MOE
Workers with travel time58,887± 1,295 MOE
Estimated home workers8,521± 1,017 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.